Matale District

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Matale District
මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
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Country Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
Largest city Matale
Divisions
List
Government
 • District Secretary H. M. Gamini Senavirathne
 • Local
List
  • Municipal Councils: 1
  • Urban Councils: 0
  • Pradeishiya Sabhas: 11
Area
 • Total 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi)
 • Land 1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
 • Water 41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 441,328
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code LK-22
Website ds.gov.lk/dist_matale

Matale District (Sinhalese: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,987 km².

Demographics

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Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 353,579 (80.12%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 24,320 (5.51%)
Sri Lankan Moor 38,462 (8.72%)
Indian Tamil 23,493 (5.32%)
Burgher 402 (0.09%)
Sri Lankan Malay 523 (0.12%)
Other 549 (0.12%)
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Religions
Buddhism 348,762 (79.03%)
Hinduism 42,433 (9.61%)
Islam 39,980 (9.06%)
Roman Catholic 8,400 (1.9%)
Other Christian 1,703 (0.39%)
Other 50 (0.01%)

The population according to 2001 census is 441,328. 80.1% of the population are Sinhalese, 8.7% Sri Lankan Moors, 5.5% native Sri Lankan tamils and 5.3% tamils of Indian origin. 79% of the population are Buddhists, 9.6% Hindu, 9.1% Muslim and 2.3% Christian.[1]

Cities

Big towns

Small towns

Other places

Heritage Sites

Lists of other tourist attractions in Matale District


References

  1. Department of Census and Statistics official government website


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